Hi. I have a 3110cn color laser printer. On a very large job, it started spewing toner more and more. Now every page smudges, as if too much toner is being released. The interior of the printer is a mess, and I've vacuumed it out several times.
The question is this one: As I was out of toner, I evaluated four Dell replacements -- at the full cost of a new Dell printer. So I obtained non-Dell toner. It also still spewed. It was suggested that I do the maintenance kit, which I did. And it still spews and smudges -- and now I've paid more than for the cost of a new printer -- with a smudge-master next to my desk.
I would like if anyone knows the details of how this printer works, what may have gone wrong in a likely over-use situation. And, if it's fixable. I really don't want someone to suggest that I buy four new toners (as was done with the maintenance kit), and I buy them and have the same problem. I want someone who definitively knows what is likely wrong. Having replaced ALL known parts in this machine: transfer belt, fuser, parts, toner (albeit non-dell) I simply seek the question: is there something inherently damaged in this machine. Or indeed, having replaced transfer belt, fuser, parts, etc. Is is for sure the non-dell toner?
Thanks in advance